Extra €300m needed annually for the Netherlands to stay competitive in science, government told
Universities, research institutes and industry bodies have called on the Dutch government to boost R&D spending by at least €300 million every year until 2030.
The Knowledge Coalition, a group of universities, medical centres, applied research organisations and industry associations, made the call in its Investment Agenda for R&D 2021-30. The document, which sketches out a “stable growth path” to achieve R&D spending levels of 3 per cent of GDP, was sent to parliament last month.